"Thank you ! Did we all read "Giovanni's Room" when we were teens ... and were slightly baffled and taken ?? Now I'm curious .. about this movie" - Martin

"We don’t deserve something this beautiful in 2018..." - Margaret

"I thought it was a terrific, lovely film but with some flaws. I don't think the voiceovers work well in the film and nor was it necessary since the film was already so infused with Baldwin's voice. " - Raul

Cartoon hearts can break, too. I can't get over this new animated short in which a young boy's heart betrays him at school. And the feeling is apparently mutual on the internet. By the time it took me to post this between watcing it four times last night and waking up this morning to say a few words, it has been everywhere racking up millions of views and inspiringfanart already as well as official parody posters.

See the full four minute short after the jump and a few more comments after the jump. It's well worth your time...

This is everything we want animated shorts to be: funny, emotional in some ultra specific way, well animated, and complete-feeling despite the succinct nature of the format. It's always nearly impossible to understand the provenance of animated shorts and how they end up in awards contention (it's a very complicated festival-based qualifying system with multiple culls afterwards) but we'll be rooting for this one and hoping its eligible for end of year honors.

The short is a debut film from Beth David and Esteban Bravo via the Ringling Bros College of Art and Design and we predict big animation careers for both.

Hint: when you play it, turn it up real loud because the 'voice work' by Kelly Donohue and Nick Ainsworth (though there's no actual dialogue) on that little heart that knows what it wants is immensely satisfying.